Physical Integrity Rights Score in Tonga
Tonga: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.73 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Tonga, 1986–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2.73 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Tonga peaked at 3.18 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.28, in 2007.
That places Tonga 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.57 | 2.36 | 2.76 | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.07 | 2.86 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 | 2.28 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 | 2.32 | 2.73 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More social development data for Tonga
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 65 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,324 (2025)
- Press freedom 2 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Tonga?
- Physical integrity rights score in Tonga was 2.73 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 in 1995.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 in 2007.
- How does Tonga rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Tonga ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.